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Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.

'Honest John' and His Unbeatable Pirates

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7033
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John Christenbury, football coach at East Carolina Teachers College, guided his team to an undefeated season in the fall of 1941. That feat has never been duplicated. Bradsher discusses the legendary coach who was killed in an explosion on July 17, 1944, while serving in the Navy during World War II.
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